Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1887-05-12
LOCAL JOTS.

Janish at the Theatre tonight.
Wells, Fargo g. Co. to-day shipped base
ballion to the value of $1,000.
There were no morning or afternoon SER
Vi ,es at the Police Court to-day.
The building which ia to replace the old
Salt Lake House is progressing rapidly.
Dan LOTUS, left the Palace yesterday to
act as runner for the Continental Hotel.
The Nationals and Butchers met at Wash
ington Square this afternoon to contest tie
laurels.
beautiful picture of the future Carried
Beach" is on exhibition at j. Ooerndorfer
window on Main street.
A fresh coat of paint is being put on the
Masonic Hall building. It gives the place
an improved appearance.
Kitty b. will trot against time at the race
course O week from to-day. Alex. Lewis,
the driver, CANDLES that she will beat 2:i7.
A meeting of the Salt Lake Cricket Club
was called by Secretary Lewis to-day. The
place and time is Washington Square at 6
p. m.
Mccormick & Co. to-day made the follow
ing shipments: Hanauer bullion, $3.50,
silver and lead ores, $l2,600; Bannock sill
yer, $1,000; total, $2O,OSO.
Don't forget the auction sale of office fur
niture at Barratt's on Saturday. Mr.. Mont
gomery expects to leave Monday, and the
goods must be disposed Of.
Reserved seats for the Kate Field lecture
will be ready for sale tomorrow morning
and can be obtained from Moore, Allen d
Co. and G. H. Parsons d Co.
The Thalia Opera Company will remain
over to-day, to witness the performance
given by Janish tonight, and leave to-mor-
row at a. m. by the Union Pacific.
Hear the Hemphill & Vine Company sing
Friday night at the Methodist Church social.
The ladies of the Church will furnish straw
berries and cream, first-class. Come and
see.
A handsome picture, which was designed
and executed with pen by Professor A. j.
Phelps and dedicated by him to the lovers
of the fine art is on exhibition tonight at
the Walker House billiard room.
Miss Nellie G. Bailey is in our city for the
purpose of canvassing for her books. The
DEMOCRAT commends her to all its friends as
q pleasant little lady, and deserving the
patronage she will surely receive.
Another free concert will be given at the
Methodist Church on Saturday evening next
by the Hemphil d Vine Concert Company.
The programme will be filled by the class,
assisted by the company. Don't miss it.
Matt Moore, who was arrested at the depot
few days ago and held for the Ogden
sheriff, was taken back yesterday. Moore
is accused of stealing the money he claims
TO have received for selling newspapers on
the train.
The name Gen. R~E. Coun77sesrc the old In
I 0I nghter, Is prominently mentioned for
Mayor OF SUI Lake, as a Democratic-Re
publican, anti Mormon candidate. He is
man Of ability, honest and fearless, and is
elected Mayor, would be the right man in
henght place.-CdrSon Appeal.
A match game of billiards between Josh
Arthur and Josh Davis will be played to-
night at the Walker House billiard room.
Arthur plays 800 points to Davis 400. The
winner will carry off 500 purse and a
beautiful pen drawing, by A. j. Phelps,
with the score, and pictures of the contest
ants, handsomely ornamented.
Two frogs who's voices are better known
than their names, met in DR.. Higgins show
window. on Third South street yesterday.
Each spoke some words of his blighted love
and sailed in. Swords were drawn and
fierce struggle ensued, which resulted in the
death of the girls favorite. The whole
party, girl and all, are still to be seen in the
last act.
The funeral of ]. F. Youngberg took place
yesterday under the auspices of Calanthe
Lodge No. 8, X. of p, rs sisted by the sister
lodges. At st. Marks the services were con-
Quoted by the Rev. Putnam, and at the
grave the funeral service of the Order was
given. A large ooncourse of friends were in
attendance, showing the esteem in which
Che young man was held.
The Kansas City Times of the 9th, has
this among its editorial paragraphs: "Broth-
er Royal b. Young in the course of few
instructive remarks at the Salt Lake Tab
ernacle last Sunday took occasion to observe
that Miss Kate Field is badly off her base.
Miss Field was on her base long enough to
secure $3.50 memorial ornament from her
admirino Gentle friends. A very thrifty
and hard working woman is this same
Catherine"
"Austin Decker is dead.'' So ran the
message received at this Office last night.
Austin Decker, the big-hearted miner of
Park City. After suffering patiently for two
years, he finds relief in death. It was a
pleasure to know him, kind and generous
TO fault, a pleasant companion, a staunch
friend, just and honorable to all. he was
only one among many as numbers go, but
he was far above the throng in the posses
sion OF those characteristics which make of
any man gentleman His many friends
VIII cherish his memory and thus will he
live hereafter.